At the Full Council meeting of Ross Town Council on September 12th, Councillor Jenny Hyde said that 60 Syrian refugees will soon be arriving in Herefordshire.

She added that while these refugees will mostly be re-settled in Hereford and Leominster, 25 unaccompanied asylum minors, young people under the age of 18, would also be arriving in the County.

Cllr Hyde said that more people who would be willing to act as foster carers are urgently needed in Herefordshire.

If you’d like to help the refugees settle and integrate into Herefordshire’s communities, whether that’s assisting with shopping, providing family activities, helping to teach English, or translating from Arabic, please get in touch with Herefordshire Council.

Further information can be found on their website: www.herefordshire.gov.uk/refugees, and volunteering forms can be downloaded from there.

If you are interested in becoming a foster carer, for more information, please visit the website: www.herefordshire.gov.uk/fostering or contact Sally Vaughan, from Herefordshire Council’s Fostering Team, on 01432 383240.